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Mutation analysis of the phospholamban gene in 315 South Africans with dilated, hypertrophic, peripartum and arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathies.
Scientific reports - 26 Feb 2016
Fish Maryam, Shaboodien Gasnat, Kraus Sarah, Sliwa Karen, Seidman Christine E, Burke Michael A, Crotti Lia, Schwartz Peter J, Mayosi Bongani M
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Cardiomyopathy is an important cause of heart failure in Sub-Saharan Africa, accounting for up to 30% of adult heart failure hospitalisations. This high prevalence poses a challenge in societies without access to resources and interventions essential for disease management. Over 80 genes have been implicated as a cause of cardiomyopathy. Mutations in the phospholamban (PLN) gene are associated with dilated...
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